RCA HD61LPW42 User Guide & Warranty - Page 11

Choose Your Connection

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Connections & Setup Choose Your Connection There are several ways to connect your HDTV, depending on the components you want to connect and the quality of the signal you want to achieve. Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you. Proceed to the appropriate page and connect your TV. For more information about the relationship between the cables, jacks, and the quality of the signal you see on your TV, go to page 18. Components Video Connections POWER VOL + VOL - CH MENU CH TV DVD VCR POWER VOL + VOL - CH TV MENU CH Satellite Receiver VCR Audio Connections Cables Needed Coaxial Audio/video Component Composite G-LINK Coaxial Audio/video Component Composite G-LINK Speaker wire POWER VOL - VOL + CH MENU CH TV Speakers POWER VOL + VOL - CH MENU CH TV A/V Receiver Speakers Digital/Network Connections POWER VOL + VOL - CH MENU CH TV Router Computer Cable Modem Coaxial Audio/video Speaker wire Coaxial Ethernet Coaxial POWER VOL - VOL + CH MENU CH 1394 6-pin TV 1394 Components (no power) POWER VOL + VOL - CH MENU CH TV HD Set-top Box Coaxial Digital Visual Interface (DVI) Connection Title Go to... TV + DVD + VCR page 10 TV + Satellite Receiver + VCR page 11 TV + Speakers Using page 14 HDTV's Center Channel TV + A/V Receiver + Speakers Using HDTV's Center Channel pages 12, 13 TV + Router + Computer + Cable Modem page 15 TV + Digital VCR1 + Digital DVD1 + Digital Video Recorder + Digital VCR2 + Digital DVD2 page 16 TV + HD Set-top Box page 17 Chapter 1 9

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Connections & Setup
Chapter 1
9
Choose Your Connection
There are several ways to connect your HDTV, depending on the components you want to connect and the quality of the
signal you want to achieve. Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you. Proceed to the
appropriate page and connect your TV. For more information about the relationship between the cables, jacks, and the
quality of the signal you see on your TV, go to page 18.
TV
VCR
TV
Components
Cables Needed
Connection Title
Go to...
Coaxial
Audio/video
Component
Composite
G-LINK
TV +
DVD + VCR
page 10
TV + Satellite
Receiver + VCR
page 11
page 14
DVD
Satellite Receiver
VCR
Coaxial
Audio/video
Component
Composite
G-LINK
TV
HD Set-top Box
Router
Cable Modem
Computer
1394 Components
page 16
page 17
Coaxial
Ethernet
Coaxial
1394 6-pin
(no power)
Coaxial
Digital Visual
Interface (DVI)
TV + Router +
Computer + Cable
Modem
TV + HD Set-top Box
TV + Digital VCR1 +
Digital DVD1 + Digital
Video Recorder +
Digital VCR2 + Digital
DVD2
TV
A/V Receiver
Speakers
Coaxial
Audio/video
Speaker wire
TV +
Speakers Using
HDTV’s Center Channel
page 15
Audio Connections
Speaker wire
TV + A/V Receiver +
Speakers Using HDTV’s
Center Channel
TV
Speakers
Video Connections
Digital/Network Connections
TV
TV
pages 12,
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